Inkstand.



J. J. DEVINE.

INKSTAND.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, I9I8.

Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

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APPLICATION F XED MAY 29. IBIB 1,284,256. Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J Dnvmn, a citizen of the United a States, residing at Middletown, in the county of Middlesexv and State of Connecticut, have invented new and'useful Improvements in Inkstands, of

which the following is a specification.

This inventionrelatesto an ink stand; I The object of the invention is to produce an ink stand'wherein the ink is arranged in a sealed receptacle, and wherein means is provided for permitting the entrance of ,a pen point to said receptacle so that only a determined quantity of ink will be delivered to the point and also so that the stock or holder for. the pen point is held 7 away from the ink andgthus retained in a clean condition. It is a further object of the invention to produce an ink stand providing a normally 7 closed receptacle having a pocket in the 'rtherthrough, for opening the entrance to the well and for swinging the cup orscoop toward such entrance whereby a certain amount of ink may be delivered to the pen point. l 7

Other objects and advantagesof the improvement will present themselves as the nature of theinvention is better understood,

drawings, in which--'. i y y Figure 1 is a top" planview of an ink stand constructed in accordance with this invention; 7 c t Fig. 2 is a sectional view approximately on'rthe'line 22 of Fig. 1, showing the parts intheir normalcondition;

Fig. 3 is a similar sectional;v view but iibroken away and parts-beingin section;

Big. 5 is a perspective view of the pen Ydirectin'g member and 1 the rvalveTassociated therewithg an'd 7 V referencebeing had to the accompanying I Fig. 6 is a similar view; of the cup or v ,:a line; niediall Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Nov. 12,1918. a i Application filedMay 29, 1918. Serial No. 287,273. V i

compartment, insthe showing of the drawings 1s round in plan, and is indicated 7 by the numeralll, and is preferably constructed of some transparent, material, 7 such as glass; The lower wall oftheink comipartment is arranged a suitable distance well is provided with a depending pocket '13, the side walls'of' which being nearly vertical and the bottom walls be ng. ar-

ranged at opposite angles. V v

The ;top of thei device is preferably of hollow; frusto-eonicalformation buthas an outer straight edge in the nature of-a flat ring which is indicated by the numeral 14,

andthisring rests upon a gasket 15 on the outer or upper edge of the ink compartment 11. o On the outer periphery of the ring '14;

is formed a downturned flange 16 'thatis received in an annular depression 17 at'the upper corner of. the. inkreceptacle 11., The

flange 116 is 'also preferably provided with i an inturned bead 18'that is received in an annular groove 19 in the referred to depressed portion of the ink well 11. Inadditionto this the flange 16 is provided with oppositely disposed and inturnedpins 20 that are guided through bayonet slots i2lfin the outer wall ofithereduced upper portion of the ink well; By this arrangement I it will be noted that the'dome-shaped cap 22 may be tightly secured upon the well {11 and reach] removed therefrom, as for in stance wheninkis to be poured in thewell 11 or when the well is to befcleaned; The dome-shaped top! 22 is provided with a sleeve 24, and the said sleeve, from the ad- 7 pen'rack 25.

,j acent inner edge thereof is flared outwardly asat '25, and this flared portion provides a their upper ed 'es notched, thus providing a n the top, bet,ween the members providing thep'en rack 25 is a hood 26 thereof, the'said opening "being arrangediin vl t respect to the "inlet .o opening 23 for the inkwell;

Passing -through the opening27 "pi yground opening thatissurrounded by an inwardl extending cyllndrical memberor seat for a valve that closes the opening 23, i [as will hereinafter be set forth in'detail; showing the arrangement ofparts when the penpoint is inserted in ,the, well;

Fig; Lisa front elevation,"partsbeing that has a single opening 27 in the side hood '26;

otally secured between the side walls of the hood 26, as at 28 is the longitudinal arm 29 of the pen directing element or means.

Theouter end of the arm is arranged directly over the inlet opening 23 between the dome-shaped top 22 and the ink well, and

the saidouter-end of the arm is preferably enlarged and provided'with a round periphery, so that this end of the arm I'will hereinafter refer o, for convenience as the head thereof and I have designated the same by the numeral 30. The head is provided with a transverse opening, the endwalls of which 'arestraight, but theoside walls of which are inclined at opposite angles. The inner side wall is indicated by the numeral 31 and is pitched or cut at a less angle than theouter side wall '32. The wall '31 thus provides What may be termed a ledge which is die signed to be contactedwith by the end 33 of apen holder or'stock 34 that carries a pen point 35, when the said'point is to be passed throughthe opening 23 to receive a quantity of ink, in a manner which will presently be described. When the pen point is positioned to receive the ink the stock will rest upon a concaved surface 36'upon the upper face of the head 30.

' Secured to the opposite sides of the head 30, upon the inner or lower face thereof are 7 depending arms 37- that have secured to their outer ends a flat tubular valve '38, and

this valve is designed to normally engage thevalve' seat to close the tube 24 and the inlet opening 23.

Normally seatedinthe pocket 13, in the bottom walll2 of the well 11 is a cup or the employment of a spring the arm 40 is pro- Yvided with a suitable collar 43 to receive one 1 end thereof and the top or cover 22 is providedwitha depressed portion 44 to receive the other end of the said spring, but from experience I have found that in the majority of instances the employment of the spring is not required. Loosely connected with the arm 40 and with the inner end of the arm 7 29 of the pen directing means, is a link 45,

j t e aidl n pa ing hrough an opening 46 in the top 22, between the said top and the ink is r q ed on a pen poi the Po nt is in erted hrough, the ope g n t head 30915 he pen dir ngrmeans'. This, as previously stated, brings one endof the pen holder against the-inclined wall 31 and the remainder of thevendfof the said pen holder against the concaved surface 36 in the head 30, permitting the pen point 35 to pass through the opening in the head. A downward pressure on the head by the pen holder causes the valve/38 to leave its seat 25. This pressure on the pen holder also Causes the lever 29 to be swung on its pivot 28 so that the end of the lever in the hood is elevated in said head and as a consequence the link connection between the arm 40 of the cup or scoop 39 swings the said arm 40 upward of the bottom or top 22, bringmay be removed without contacting any of the parts of the improvement and when so removed the parts will return to their initial osition, 'efiectively closing allopenings between the top 22 and-the ink receptacle.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a device forthe purpose set forth, a closed ink receptacle having an opening therein, a scoop in said receptacle, a pen directing element, a valve carried "thereby, means between said element and scoop for normally retaining the element in one position and the valve thereof in closing posi t1on with respect to the referred to opening, and said means designed to actuate to unseat the valve and elevate thejscoop toward the opening when pressure is applied on the pen directing element. v

2. In a device for the purpose set forth, a closed ink well having an opening in the :tOp thereof and a pocketin the bottom thereof, a scoop normally, received in said pocket, a pen directing element on the top of the well, a valve carried thereby, means between said element and saidscoop for normally retaining said element inanelevated position and the valve thereof in closing positionwith respect to the referred to opening, and said means designedto actuate to unseat the valve and elevate the'scoop toward the opening'when pressure isapplied to th p ir cting element,

' 3. In a devi e f r he purpose set o th, acl ed nk well ha ng n ope in the top thereof, a scoop in said well, spring means for normally retaining the-scoop against the bottom of the well, a pivoted pen directing element on the top of the Well, a valve carried thereby, ineans connected to said element and said scoopifor normally swinging theelement to an upward position and to bringthe'valve' thereof in closing position with respectpto the referred'to 1 merit. V p 5. In an ink well, an ink receptacle having an elevated bottom} provided witha pocket,

' applied to the pen directing element, to unward pressure is ing element. o 4. In an lnk welhan lnkreceptacle and a opening in theotop, and said means designed to actuate to unseat the valve and'ele'va'te the scoop toward the opening whena 'downapplied on-the pen directa ring an opening, an lnwardly projecting sleeve surrounding said opening,said sleeve having its inner endgflared to provide a valve's'eat, a spring influenced pivoted-arm carried by the c1o'sure,1a scoop on the free end of said arm, a pen directing element/ V *including an armpivotally s ecuredtto t the,

closuretherefor having an opening therein, a scoop in said receptacle, a pin directing element carried byithe closure, a .valvelon said element, means between saidxelernent and said scoop for normally retaining" the element in one posit on and the valve there of in closing position with respect to the l opening in the closure, and said means designed to actuate to unseat the valve and elevate the scoop toward the opening, when pressure. is applied to the pen directingelethe end walls of which being arranged at opposite-inclinations, a scoop normally receivedin said pocket, a pivoted pen directing element carried by the closure, a valve: supported thereby, means 'between said elev mentand said scoop :Eor normally swinging,

one end of the element to an elevated position above the opening in the closure and to also bring the valve inclosing position with": r p c to t e S d r n an s id means 7; designed to actuate to unseat the valve and elevate the scoop toward the opening when pressure is appliedito the pendirectingele ment.

6. In an bottom wall provided with a-pocket,'an arm pivotally secured to the closure, ascoop carried by said arm'cand normally received in the pocket, said closure having an open-:

mg, a sleeve surrounding the opening and outer end of said element to an upward position to cause'the valveto engage withthe seat thereforand to close the opening, and said means also designed, when pressure is Copies of this patent may be obtained for ink well, an ink receptacle and a closure therefor, saidreceptacle having its five cents each, by addressing th -Washington,D. C.

seat the valve i and to elevate the scoop toward the opening in the closure. f

74111 an ink-W911; an ink receptaclef l aflang'ed closure therefor, said closure havclosure and having its outer end formed with ahead arranged over the opening, said '7 head having an opening, the sidewalls of,

which being arranged at opposite angles,

between the arm of the connecting member position to cause the valve thereof to ening, all as andfor the purpose setforth.

otally secured'to said closure, a scoop on the end of the arm normally received in the. pocket of the receptacle, said closure having the upper Wall of which being concaved, depending members on the hood, a valve. V 7 carried bysa d members, a llnk connection and the arm of the scoop wherebyfto nor.- mally swing-thed1recting member to one Opening communicating with the recep j .tacle, anfinwardly' dependingrsleeve surrounding the same and having its outer end flared to provide a valve seat, -a flanged guard upon the outer-face of the receptacle also surrounding said opening,;an arm passk ing through the opening in the hood and pivoted to. saidhood, said armhavingits outer endenlarged to provide ahead, said-I9 0 head having atransverse opening, theiside j sleeve, a-valve carried by said depending the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiixrmy signature;

JOHN J. nnvrnn e Commissioner of Patents,

walls vot which being inclined and the top 7 a i of said head being'concaved, depending 616'? ments on the head'passing through the iaelements for the seat: on 'thersleeve',':and*a""' '7 link connection between the last-'mention'ed g arm and the arm for the scoop, all as and for 

